LANDOR! what is best to bring
To the maiden who so long
Hath endured to hear thee sing
(Tiresome man!) her birthday song?
Bring the flower whose name she bears,
And repress a wounded pride
If that flower she never wears,
If she throws this verse aside.
All that thou hast ever borne
Thou canst surely bear again;
Flowers neglected, verses torne,
Feel not, and should give not, pain.